Our Mission and Purpose

The Association for Software Testing is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the science and practice of software testing according to Context-Driven principles.

The Association for Software Testing (AST) is an international non-profit professional association with members in over 50 countries. AST is dedicated and strives to build a testing community that views the role of testing as skilled, relevant, and essential to the production of faster, better, and less expensive software products. We value a scientific approach to developing and evaluating techniques, processes, and tools. We believe that a self-aware, self-critical attitude is essential to understanding and assessing the impact of new ideas on the practice of testing.

Our Objectives

Host an annual AST Conference to bring together developers, testers, management, and researchers in an exchange of testing practices, theories, and techniques.

Encourage, facilitate, and coordinate partnerships between testing experts at all levels: practitioners, management, and researchers.

Publish content both online and in print containing leading-edge information on testing practice and theory.

Support the teaching of software testing by encouraging projects to develop and publish resources that assist classroom presentation, grading, and self-study.